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Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military drills with Seoul hours before start

Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military drills with Seoul hours before start
France 24
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US President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint military drills with South Korea to show respect for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. However, the exercises proceeded as scheduled on Monday despite his directive.

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Joint military drills between South Korea and US troops went ahead as planned on Monday despite US President Donald Trump's statement that he had ordered them to be scaled back out of respect for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

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